Golf club



Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,487 J. VERNON GOLF CLUB Filed April 19. 1926 Jo/z 22 Vex '22 022 WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

Application filed aprn 19,:192 8. are; n; 103,086.

This invention relates to golf clubs aid has for its object the rovision of a nova iron club so constructe as to insure hlttmg the ball properly even though the club {'b' tilted. y Another object is to provide a club ofthis character which has a roundededge .which not only acts to insure hitting the ballm the proper direction or at the proper angle but which will also operate to prevent digging up of the turf tosuch a serious extent as when the sharp edge clubs are used.

Another object is to provide a clubof this character which on account of the curvature is less apt to cut and injure the ball In case the ball is topped.

Still another object is this character which will almost insure accuracy inasmuch as the peculiar line of the. elongated blade will give the user a sure guide as to the direction, it being therefore less likely for to slice or hook the ball.

An additional object is the provision of a club of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to use, accurate in action,-dur,able. in service and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illus-. trated in the accompanying drawings, in which: s

Figure 1 is a plan view of the club head.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, and

Figure 3 is an end elevation.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the club head as a whole, which is, as usual, formed from a single piece of metaleither as a casting or forging, as the case may be. The head 10 includes the elongated blade 11 upon one corner of which is formed an upstanding inclined socket member 12 Within which it is intended that the usual shaft or handle, not shown, be secured by any desired means. The exact angle of inclination of the socket member with respect to the blade is more or less immaterial especially as it may be varied to provide a club of to suit lthe requirement of individual players I he taste of a manufacturer. I he 'essential feature of the invention lies Qthe' particular shape of the blade member It is preferable that the'blade gradually increase in thickness from the upper portion to the lower portion, the lower edge being rounded as indicated at 14 and being preferably an arc of a circle, this. curvature being of great advantage inasmuch as there will be less likelihood of digging up the turf than if the blade were straight at the bottom as is so often the case. I o

In the use of the club, it will of course be apparent that it is swung in exactly the same manner as any other club but it possesses the greatadvantage of insuring hitting the ball at the proper angle regardless of whether the ball be bit high or low, this feature being insured by the peculiar curvature of the concave base 13. The function of the curved lower edge 14 has already been mentioned I and it need not be repeated. Another distinct feature of advantage is that the elongated form of the blade is such that it will give the user a proper guide as to direction so that there will be greater likelihood of his driving the ball in the true direction. Experience has demonstrated that there is'less likelihood of slicing or hooking the ball with this particularly designed club than i with the ordinary type. It is thought that the construction, operation and advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art, without further explanation.

While I have shown and described thepref ferred embodiment of the invention, I desire to have itunderstood that I reserve the right to make suchchanges in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not de- 7 part from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim. 95

Having thus described the invention, '1-

. l';;Which;is shown as being of concavo-con- 55 vex formation, theconcaved side 13 constitut ng'the active .or striking base.

to be connected with e stafi' orhandie, said blade being considerably elongated with relation to its width and of substantial]. rec tangular form with its upper edge an both 5 ends straight and arranged at right angles and with its lower edge s1i%htly eonvexed throughout its len h, said b ede having its lower edge rounde and ercuate in cross section and of matefiailv greater thickness than its upper edge, the innenface of the blade being concaved and mergin into the ercuate lower edge and the outer ace of the blade being convexed with a less abrupt curvature than the inner face.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

JOHN VERNON. 

